TR 15 NE 162 - Bastion - Historic Environment Record

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Monument record TR 15 NE 162 - Bastion

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Bastion

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Grid reference	TR 1500 5823 (point) FCE
Map sheet	TR15NE
County	KENT
District	CANTERBURY, KENT
Civil Parish	CANTERBURY, CANTERBURY, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

BASTION (BASTION, Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Full Description

(TR 15015823) Site of semicircular bastion built by Arch Sudbury c1381. (1-2) Tower, No 16. Semicircular. One of six medieval towers between North Gate [TR 15 NE 160] and West Gate [TR 15 NW 155]. It is clearly marked on a map of 1825. (3)

<1> Arch J 86 1930 243 270-8 (G Home) (OS Card Reference). SKE36731.

<2> Hist of Kent 4 1799 66 (E Hasted) (OS Card Reference). SKE43984.

<3> Arch of Canterbury 2 1982 23 (SS Frere S Stow and P Bennett) (OS Card Reference). SKE36842.

Sources/Archives (3)

<1>XY SKE36731 OS Card Reference: Arch J 86 1930 243 270-8 (G Home). [Mapped feature: #43489 Bastion, ]
<2> SKE43984 OS Card Reference: Hist of Kent 4 1799 66 (E Hasted).
<3> SKE36842 OS Card Reference: Arch of Canterbury 2 1982 23 (SS Frere S Stow and P Bennett).